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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edna fear will happen to the kids' bodies if they don't eat better?
(a) Sick bones and crooked spines.
(b) Crooked spines and swollen legs.
(c) Colds and club feet.
(d) Underweight and weak bones.

2. What does Joe call Edna after she says that he is "crawling like a worm?"
(a) An ungrateful shrew.
(b) A tramp.
(c) A nag.
(d) A red.

3. Who is Andy Gump?
(a) The guy who worked in Laboratory A.
(b) A newspaper comic strip character.
(c) A mentally challenged movie character.
(d) One of the employees who led the strike.

4. How does Joe feel about being the man of the house?
(a) He wishes he could be a kid again.
(b) He likes making the important decisions.
(c) That's just the way it is.
(d) He does not believe women can think for themselves.

5. What are the professions of the two main characters?
(a) Doctor and hospital administrator.
(b) Lab assistant and industrialist.
(c) Dental assistant and manager.
(d) Cab driver and union leader.

6. How is Fatt described?
(a) A fat man with puffy cheeks.
(b) A red-faced porker.
(c) A fat man of porcine appearance.
(d) A round guy with piggy appearance.

7. What is Joe paying his dues to?
(a) The country club.
(b) A Masonic order.
(c) A union.
(d) The Rotary Club.

8. What does Joe and Edna's daughter Emmy need before going to school the next day?
(a) To eat a good breakfast.
(b) Her shoes repaired.
(c) A note for the teacher.
(d) To finish her homework.

9. What is one thing Fatt accuses "reds" of doing?
(a) Turning women into prostitutes.
(b) Spying on workers.
(c) Turning women into Christians.
(d) Supporting bosses against workers.

10. What is Joe's plan before going to the workers meeting?
(a) Talk to Lefty.
(b) Meet privately with Fatt.
(c) Talk to the old boyfriend.
(d) Eat dinner.

11. What does Joe mean when he refers to "black and blue boys?"
(a) Veterans of the war.
(b) Workers mistreated by their employers.
(c) Members of a certain sports team.
(d) Newspaper boys.

12. Which of Joe and Edna's bills needs to be paid right away?
(a) The heat bill.
(b) The light bill.
(c) Rent.
(d) Furniture installment.

13. Who is the president as named in this scene?
(a) Hoover.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Truman.

14. Why does Joe think the workers need to strike?
(a) He doesn't. He believes striking is for losers.
(b) Because it makes the bosses look bad.
(c) The workers are supporting the company rather than the family.
(d) So the workers can have extra money for vacations.

15. What does Fatt do after Joe comes forward?
(a) Turns his back to Joe.
(b) Stands and crosses his arms.
(c) Sits and relights his cigar.
(d) Sits at the end of the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is being developed in Laboratory A?

2. What is the relationship between Joe and Edna?

3. In Scene 3, what changes the employee's mind about the new work assignment?

4. What reasons does Joe give for not making more money?

5. Who are the two main characters in Scene 3?

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